Mining Incidents

Deep Mine No 15 Coal

Resilient Mining, LLC · Underground
Controlled by John T Quintrell
Page, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609209

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2008–2015
Latest incident
Jan 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
321
citations
100
significant & substantial
$453,590
proposed penalties
$82,235
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,158 1 1 863.6
2014 Q3 780 4 1 5128.2
2014 Q1 456 3 0 6578.9
2013 Q4 560 4 0 7142.9
2013 Q3 0 2 0
2013 Q2 0 2 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2015 · 1 incident

January 28, 2015 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof/highwall fall occurred in the number 4 intake fan entry between the end of the fan house and highwall. Fall/slip was approximately 14' wide x 3' thick x 5' high. Fall was not above anchorage.

2010 · 12 incidents

October 15, 2010 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling on metal pole on the highline supply sled when the weld broke hitting him in the face.

September 15, 2010 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was tramming scoop on section between #2 and #3 entry when operator's light cord caught a roof bolt plate jerking his head into the canopy of the 488 scoop.

August 16, 2010 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was hanging up mier cable when he felt a sharp pain between his shoulder blades.

July 16, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing batteries on scoop. Cut top of hand and got battery acid in the cut along with rust.

January 21, 2010 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Hanging ventilation curtain when 30" X 12" x 1" rock fell from top striking ee in right wrist.

2009 · 13 incidents

December 8, 2009 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was mounting the shuttle car anchor when the shuttle car operator turned the corner the EE was on wrong side and buggy cable pulled against the rib hitting the EE's knee area.

September 23, 2009 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting belt structure and experienced back strain.

September 10, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading bolt supplies on roof bolter and cut left thumb on plates

August 29, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee drilled hole in top and steel lodged in hole. As he let down drill pot steel fell, from the hole landing on his left index finger smasheing it against drill chuck.

July 20, 2009 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Hanging miner cable to the #2 miner at the #1 crosscut in front of power center when a piece of rib came out between the timber and the mine roof, catching injury on the left knee pinning him to the bottom

June 27, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Spot bolting between spad #1425-1426. In 3 Lt one break inby feeder rib started to roll out causing co-worker to move to avoid rib hitting inch trap causing bolter to move and run over employee's left foot.

June 9, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bolt crew was pulling slack when wire holding bolter cable on roof bolt plates began to break resulting cable hitting employee in back of neck.

June 3, 2009 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Putting wet brakes on 488 Scoop on 6/3/09, stained back (lower) and came in to work on 6/4/09, loaded shear hub for feeder with help and felt burning in neck and sharp pain in low back.

May 6, 2009 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee tripped and fell off concrete pad approx. 2' into gravel.

March 4, 2009 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was pushing crib blocks under miner when he felt a pull in lower back.

February 17, 2009 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Small ledge in roadway, s/c ran over it causing the s/c to bounce man into canopy striking his head.

January 21, 2009 WV · Coal apprentice, trainee SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Was unloading roof bolts out of scoop bucket when he stepped into scoop bucket and slipped and fell against roof bolts in scoop bucket.

2008 · 5 incidents

December 8, 2008 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While hanging miner cable across break through employee pushed cable upward, cable came back causing him to twist. He then felt pain in his lower back.

November 10, 2008 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing a bottom roller hanger the bottom roller hanger slipped catching EE middle finger between the hanger and the belt rail resulting in his fingernail having to be removed an dstitches in the end of his finger.

November 1, 2008 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While electrician was attempting to repair a bent guard on a scoop, his hammer slipped causing him to mash his finger.

October 8, 2008 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Operating roof bolter in #3 face; while putting drill steel in drill pot a piece of draw rock fell loose striking operator on his left hand.